diff --git a/tables.lisp b/tables.lisp
index 9c676c2..fe205be 100644
--- a/tables.lisp
+++ b/tables.lisp
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@
                          :body
                          (((td (:plain "col" " " (:code "3") " " "is") left)
                            (td (:plain "some" " " "wordy" " " "text") center)
-                           (td (:plain "$1600") right))
+                           (td (:plain "$" "1600") right))
                           ((td (:plain "col" " " "2" " " "is") left)
                            (td (:plain "centered") center)
-                           (td (:plain "$12") right))
+                           (td (:plain "$" "12") right))
                           ((td (:plain "zebra" " " "stripes") left)
                            (td (:plain "are" " " "neat") center)
-                           (td (:plain "$1") right)))))
+                           (td (:plain "$" "1") right)))))
           (parse-doc "
 | Left-Aligned  | Center Aligned  | Right Aligned |
 | :------------ |:---------------:| -----:|
diff --git a/tests/extensions/tables.lisp b/tests/extensions/tables.lisp
index 87a655d..011e024 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/tables.lisp
+++ b/tests/extensions/tables.lisp
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
                           :BODY
                           (((TD (:PLAIN "col" " " (:CODE "3") " " "is") LEFT)
                             (TD (:PLAIN "some" " " "wordy" " " "text") CENTER)
-                            (TD (:PLAIN "$1600") RIGHT))
+                            (TD (:PLAIN "$" "1600") RIGHT))
                            ((TD (:PLAIN "col" " " "2" " " "is") LEFT)
                             (TD (:PLAIN "centered") CENTER)
-                            (TD (:PLAIN "$12") RIGHT))
+                            (TD (:PLAIN "$" "12") RIGHT))
                            ((TD (:PLAIN "zebra" " " "stripes") LEFT)
                             (TD (:PLAIN "are" " " "neat") CENTER)
-                            (TD (:PLAIN "$1") RIGHT)))))
+                            (TD (:PLAIN "$" "1") RIGHT)))))
 
 
 (3bmd-tests::def-grammar-test tables-4